Suspensory sack or pouch.



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SUSPBNSORY SACK OR POUCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFIQIS.

, HERBERT C. SHAW, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BAUER & BLACK, OFCHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SUSPENSORY SACK 0R POUCH.

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT O. SHAW, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Suspensory Sacks or Pouches, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in suspensories and has referencemore particularly to the sack or pouch to receive the testicles.

In the manufacture of sacks or pouches for suspensory bandagesheretofore a string or cord has been inclosed within a binding sewed toone edge of the fabric, which string or cord has been utilized to fornithe penis opening. This is illustrated in Reissue Patent No. 11,369dated Oct. 3, 1893.

The object of my' invention is to simplify and improve the manufactureof sacks or pouches for suspensories, to lessen the cost of manufacture,to dispense with the binding around the edge of the penis opening and tomake the edge of said opening more yielding and more comfortable to thewearer.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention Figure 1 showsthe fabric piece ready to be folded. Fig. 2 shows the piece folded. Fig.3 shows the piece gathered at the top andready to receive the bands.Fig. 4 shows the completed suspensory. Fig. 5 is an enlarged transversesectional view through the edge of the penis opening. Fig. 6 is a detailenlarged view of the edge of the penis opening.

In practicing my invention I provide a piece 7 of knitted fabric of theproper size for forming the sack or pouch, in one selvage edge 8of whichpiece one or more elastic cords 9 are inelosed by the stitching 10 (Fig.5) during the knitting operation. In the drawings I have shown threeelastic cords located side by side in parallel relation but it will beunderstood that I may use one cord at the eXtreme edge or a plurality ofcords, as shown, as may be desired. The piece 7 may be knittedseparately but in general practice a long strip of the fabric will beknitted from which the pieces are cut as required. Each piece whenspread out smoothly and evenly is rectangular in shape but the elasticcords will gather u or draw one selvage edge of the piece, as s iown inFig. 1, so

Specification of' Letters Patent.

Application filed March 7, 1967.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial No. 361,084.

that when the piece is folded upon itself, as shown in Fig. 2, the penisopening will be formed by the gathered or drawn edge of the piece. 'lhe:folded piece is then gathered at the top,its elastic edges overlappedat S and then sewed transversely, with a row of stitching 11 to form aneck 12 and complete the sack or pouch 13 as clearly shown in llig. 4.

The suspensory is completed by sewing the binding 14 on the upper edgeof the neel: and attaching the waist band 15 and the leg bands 16. Thesack or pouch is held in shape at the top of the penis opening, and theelastic edges are fastened together to form said opening, by thestitching 11, and the binding 14 finishes the sack or pouch and holdsthe upper edge of the neck 12 in shape. The stitching l1 and binding 14secure the elastic cords so that the latter will only stretch understrain and not pull loose. The elastic cords, therefore, maintain thepenis opening in approximately circular shape of a predetermined size,but at the same time permit the edges of the opening to yield andthereby `lit the opening to the penis.

It will be observed that the elastic cords are incorporated directly inthe y iece of fabric forming the sack or pouch 'y inclosing them withinthe stitches (lligs. 5, 6) during the knitting operation, and thus Idispense entirely with the necessity of fastening the cord or cords tothe piece of fabric by a binding along the selvage edge containing thecords and in a separate operation. The binding heretofore employednecessarily limits the enlargement of the penis opening but with myinvention the enlargement of the penis opening is limited only by theelasticity of the cords and the capability of the selvage edge of thefabric in which the cords are incorporated to stretch. llurthermore theedge of the penis opening as provided by my invention is smooth and softand will be more comfortable to the wearer than if the edge were boundin the manner heretofore employed, as illustrated in the patent abovementioned. By incorporating the elastic cords in the fabric itself whilethe latter is being knitted I not only dispense with the separateoperation of applying the cords and binding to the piece but it will beobserved that the elastic cords naturally gather or draw up the edge ofthe piece into proper form for the penis opening.

My invention is simple in character and it greatly facilitates andlessens the cost of manufacture and at the sanie tirne produces a sackor pouch having a penis opening Which Will readily adjust itself to fitthe penis Without chafing or otherwise proving unco1nfortable to thewearer.

YWhat l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A suspensory sack or pouch composed of a single piece of knittedfabric having one or more elastic cords knitted therein length- Wise ofthe piece at one selvage edge and Wholly inclosed Within the stitches7said piece being gathered transversely adjacent to its ends and saidends being stitched transversely and the elastic edges at said gatheredparts being connected to provide a penis opening, the edge of Which isformed by the selvage edge of the fabric containing said elastic cords.

2. A suspensory sack or pouch composed of a single piece of knittedfabric having one or more elastic cords knitted therein length- Wise ofthe piece at one selvage edge and Wholly inclosed Within the stitches,said piece being gathered transversely adjacent to its ends and theelastic edges of said gathered parts overlapped, a roW of stitchingtransversely across the gathered parts of said fabric to form a neck forthe pouch above said stitching and a penis opening below said stitching,the edge of said opening being formed by the selvage edge of the fabriccontaining the elastic cords7 and a binding at the ends of the fabric.

HERBERT C. SHAW.

Witnesses:

linnn A. FOLLINGER, W. J. McDoNALD.

